Products: Outdoor Furnishings

PlayCubes by
Richard Dattner
Playworld
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Playworld, a designer and manufacturer of commercial playground equipment for parks, schools, and urban landscapes, has partnered with New York City-based architect Richard Dattner, FAIA, to reintroduce an iconic design of his from the 1960s. Called PlayCubes, the sculptural forms and distinctive geometric shapes encourage exploration and open-ended play for children. The cubes and slide are made of LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene) plastic with aluminum floor casting and stainless steel hardware. The first installation, shown here, is at Boston’s Chinatown Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

PlayCubes by
Richard Dattner
Playworld
playworld.com
Playworld, a designer and manufacturer of commercial playground equipment for parks, schools, and urban landscapes, has partnered with New York City-based architect Richard Dattner, FAIA, to reintroduce an iconic design of his from the 1960s. Called PlayCubes, the sculptural forms and distinctive geometric shapes encourage exploration and open-ended play for children. The cubes and slide are made of LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene) plastic with aluminum floor casting and stainless steel hardware. The first installation, shown here, is at Boston’s Chinatown Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

Big Table
Landscape Forms
landscapeforms.com
The latest design from Landscape Forms brings the communal table to outdoor spaces. In standing height, the Big Table encourages casual interaction, supports collaborative work, and gives users the choice of sitting or standing. Made of aluminum castings and extrusions with steel panel surfaces, the table comes with optional integrated LED lighting and a canopy with or without integrated solar panels to support technology off-grid. The table is also available without the canopy,
in a dining height.

Cirque Series
Kornegay Design
kornegaydesign.com
Phoenix-based Kornegay Design makes fine, hand-cast concrete planters and furnishings in a range of colors. The company’s latest design is the Cirque Series of outdoor waste receptacles and planters. The Cirque Series round waste receptacle features 24 vertical facets and a clear powder-coated spun aluminum lid. It is 34.5-in. tall and comes with a 32-gallon plastic waste can. The matching planter is a round architectural landscape container with 24 vertical facets that is available in 30-in., 34.5-in., and 44-in.-tall sizes.

St Ives Modro System
Haddonstone
haddonstone.com
Normally associated with classical and traditional designs, in recent years Haddonstone has developed a collection of Art Deco and Cubist planters and has worked with Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, on a contemporary collection of furnishings. Inspired by a Barbara Hepworth textile design, the new St Ives Modro System from Haddonstone allows designers, developers, and private clients to enhance any open space — whether a private garden, public park, or commercial or residential development — with a modular, contemporary planter and seating design made of cast stone.

Rincon Pedestrian Lighting
Forms+Surfaces
forms-surfaces.com
Rincon pedestrian lighting is now available with perforated stainless steel directional shields in standard and custom designs. Rincon blends a minimalist form, stainless steel construction, and Cree LEDs with new directional shields that can be specified for up to all four sides of the fixture to accommodate site-specific light direction requirements. Four perforation designs are standard and match those available for the Rincon Bollard. The fixtures are also available without directional shields for full 360-degree illumination.

Chair 483
DuMor
dumor.com
DuMor is a U.S.-based manufacturer of site furnishings including benches, tables, bollards, ash urns, bike racks, chairs, planters, and custom fabrications. One of their latest products is Chair 483, an outdoor steel cafe chair available with or without armrests. With an all-welded construction built using solid half-in.-round bar, the chair comes in a choice of 22 standard powder-coated finishes. It can be paired with a coordinating table with a matching powder-coated base structure.

These new outdoor furnishings can help create distinctive public landscapes that are more practical, comfortable, and memorable.